beer column
here are my notes from yesterday's beer column on cbc radio's on the coast with stephen quinn: The BC Beer Awards on Saturday were a huge success as usual! 465 beers were entered by 63 breweries and judged, and 51 of those were declared winners – 3 in each of the 17 categories, plus 3 homebrews, a best in show and a challenge cask winner. No one brewery ran away with the awards. In fact, of the 51 awards given out, 33 different breweries were represented in the winner’s circle. And the fact that the best in show winner was a smoked porter from a brand new brewery says wonderful things about the state of beer in British Columbia . Breweries big and small, new and established are all making really great beer. This brings joy to my beer-loving heart! And shows why BC won a whole third of the medals handed out at the Canadian Brewing Awards back in June – there is incredible depth in this Province of brewers brewing beer in all styles. ...